Outputs (362)

The future of charitable alternative food networks in the UK: An investigation into current challenges and opportunities for foodbanks and community markets (2023)
Journal Article

This study examines the potential of charitable alternative food networks (ANFs), specifically community markets, as a complimentary solution to existing food aid efforts in response to food insecurity. While foodbanks play a crucial role in providin... Read More about The future of charitable alternative food networks in the UK: An investigation into current challenges and opportunities for foodbanks and community markets.

The effects of herbal teas and supplements on the human microbiota and metabolism (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: For centuries, herbal teas have been consumed by people of all ages and has been used for therapy in different civilisations and medical systems such as the Chinese, Indian, indigenous, and African. The aphorism- ‘Nature is the best chemi... Read More about The effects of herbal teas and supplements on the human microbiota and metabolism.

Cosmic generosity: A selfless investment in the future of physics (2023)
Digital Artefact

If you were awarded $3m prize money for your scientific excellence and hard graft, would you give it all away to strangers? That’s what the Northern Irish astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell did in 2018 after winning the Special Breakthrough Pri... Read More about Cosmic generosity: A selfless investment in the future of physics.

How can we make lithium-ion batteries more sustainable? (2023)
Digital Artefact

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are set to play a key role in the transition to a decarbonized world. They are one of the principal energy sources for electric vehicles, grid storage and many consumer electronics. As things stand, however, the way that... Read More about How can we make lithium-ion batteries more sustainable?.

Active listening: Learning through interviewing (2023)
Book Chapter

Active Listening is a concept borrowed from counseling and conflict resolution; it makes for better interviews and better interviewers. Students entering the workplace can effectively use Active Listening in many aspects of their work from science wr... Read More about Active listening: Learning through interviewing.

The effects of herbal teas and supplements on the human microbiota and metabolism (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: For centuries, herbal teas have been consumed by people of all ages and has been used for therapy in different civilisations and medical systems such as the Chinese, Indian, indigenous, and African. The aphorism- ‘Nature is the best chemi... Read More about The effects of herbal teas and supplements on the human microbiota and metabolism.

Development of an antimicrobial lipid coating to prevent infections in uncemented joint replacements (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Preventing infections in joint replacements is a major ongoing challenge, with limited effective clinical technologies currently available for uncemented knee and hip prostheses. This research aims to develop a coating for titanium implants, consisti... Read More about Development of an antimicrobial lipid coating to prevent infections in uncemented joint replacements.

Investigating the effects of herbal teas on the microbial flora and metabolism (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: For centuries, herbal teas have been consumed by people of all ages and has been used for therapy in different civilisations and medical systems such as the Chinese, Indian, indigenous, and African. The aphorism- ‘Nature is the best chemi... Read More about Investigating the effects of herbal teas on the microbial flora and metabolism.

Finding solace in the stars (2023)
Digital Artefact

A new film Space, Hope and Charity tells the story of Charity Woodrum, an astrophysicist whose childhood dream of working for NASA was nearly derailed by a personal tragedy. Woodrum is now studying for a doctorate in galaxy quenching at the Universit... Read More about Finding solace in the stars.

Making spaceflight accessible to people with physical disabilities (2023)
Digital Artefact

The European Space Agency (ESA) recently made history by selecting John McFall – an amputee, Paralympic sprinter and medical scientist – among its latest cohort of astronauts. McFall’s inclusion is part of an ESA parastronaut feasibility project for... Read More about Making spaceflight accessible to people with physical disabilities.